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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra returns to America to play Carnegie Hall

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The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) is preparing for a tour of the United States under the leadership of its history-making conductor, Israeli-born Lahav Shani. The first post-COVID tour for the IPO will hit the States from Nov. 2 to...
New York Democratic congressional candidate Dan Goldman participates in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022. Credit: Ron Adar/Shutterstock.

Anti-Israel candidate loses in New York primary; Nadler gets 16th term, defeating MaloneyIn the...

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Jewish Democrats in New York managed to avoid adding another progressive candidate whose position on Israel and BDS had elicited concerns over the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s primaries. Levi Strauss heir and former federal...
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.). Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin targeted with anti-Semitic death threat

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U.S. Congressman and Jewish candidate for New York governor Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) was recently targeted with an anti-Semitic death threat, The New York Post reported. A swastika was spray-painted on a Zeldin campaign lawn sign in Huntington,...
The New York Giants take the field against the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Oct 18, 2020. Credit: All-Pro Reels via Wikimedia Commons.

Owner of New York Giants unhappy with football game on Rosh Hashanah

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New York Giants co-owner John Mara said he’s “not happy” that the National Football League has scheduled his team’s only “Monday Night Football” game of the 2022 season on Sept. 26, the second night of...
The Tops supermarket on Jefferson Avenue in the Cold Spring section of Buffalo, N.Y., the site of a mass shooting on May 14, 2022. Credit: Andre Carrotflower via Wiki8media Commons.

Jewish groups react to mass shooting in Buffalo, lamenting dismal shared experience of late

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While no Jewish people were victims of Saturday’s shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., in which 10 people were killed and three injured, Jewish communal organizations reacted strongly to the incident, which was...
New York State Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick speaks during a program declaring “End Jew Hatred Day,“ April 29, 2022. Credit: Courtesy

New York lawmaker prompts ‘End Jew Hatred Day’ amid uptick in anti-Semitism

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A day after Yom Hashoah, the annual remembrance of the Holocaust, a New York lawmaker issued a proclamation declaring April 29 “End Jew Hatred Day.” The move came amid ongoing anti-Semitic attacks in the...
Several anti-Israel organizations, including some designated by Israel as terrorist organizations, joined to protest actions in the last few weeks by the security forces in the Jewish state in front of Israel’s consulate and Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Midtown Manhattan. Source: Screenshot.

Anti-Israel demonstrators call for resistance ‘by any means necessary’ outside Israeli consulate in New...

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Several anti-Israel organizations, including some designated by Israel as terrorist organizations, joined to protest actions in the last few weeks by the security forces in the Jewish state in front of Israel’s consulate and...
A DoorDash delivery rider. Credit: rblfmr/Shutterstock.

Kosher soup kitchen joins with DoorDash in New York to help feed families

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A Jewish-run and kosher-certified soup kitchen and food pantry operating in New York City has partnered with the food-delivery service DoorDash to provide meals and groceries to families in need in the boroughs of...
Jewish groups from Boro Park mobilized within hours to bring basic essentials to the displaced residents, while a kosher soup kitchen served hot soup and a local Jewish school has set up a fund to aid the yhose affected by a devastating fire in the Bronx, N.Y., on Jan. 9, 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

In aftermath of deadly Bronx fire, Jewish community offers food, staples and compassion

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Orthodox Jewish groups have been mobilizing to assist residents of a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx, N.Y., after a Sunday-morning fire killed 17 people—eight of them children—in what’s being called the worst fire...
New York state resident Nick Colella spoke at a town council meeting in Haverstraw, N.Y., where he threatened to run over Jews, Nov. 10, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

New York man threatens to run over Jews, local district attorney considers criminal charges

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A resident of Rockland County, N.Y., may face criminal charges after making anti-Semitic remarks and appearing to threaten Jewish residents last week during a village board meeting. During the Nov. 10 meeting of the Town...